Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

"I will...rediscover the joy of being born as the 'original being'!"

The eerie low murmurs echoed continuously in the cave, eventually transforming into chilling babbling.

Chapter 56 Aberdo also has his own ideas

The next day, after resting, the group bid farewell to Abedo and, following the location provided by Su Feng, found the other two fragments and delivered them to the summit of the snow mountain.

Compared to the first day, everyone's actions today went surprisingly smoothly, to the point that no one could believe it—had Bennett's bad luck really run out completely yesterday? Or had the poor boy's luck finally turned around?

Not to mention anyone else, even Bennett himself didn't believe it. After he opened a case full of Mora, he even wanted to ask Ying to slap him hard to wake him up from his dream.

Or perhaps you could give him a sword strike to artificially inflict some injury so that you don't use up all your good luck for the rest of your life, since today's experience was far too stimulating for him.

Paimon was actually quite willing to help Bennett fulfill this request, but Luminous thought it was somewhat unfair to her companion and even a bit perverted, so she stopped him—of course, the extent of the damage Paimon could actually do to Bennett with his pitiful strength was also a question that needed to be considered.

Even so, Bennett still got excited.

He had never experienced anything like this before, and he couldn't let himself not be excited now—as for the future, forget it, he was having such good luck today, why was he thinking about the future!

This life is worth it!

Then, on their way back to Abedo's camp, the group encountered Abedo, who was dealing with a monster.

"Abedo, what are you doing here? Didn't you say you were going to do some research at the camp today?"

Paimon greeted Abedo excitedly upon seeing him, but Abedo responded with his usual indifference to Paimon's call, saying, "For some reason, there have been more monsters around. In order not to be disturbed during the research, I came out to clean up a bit and came to pick you up."

"Looks like everyone had a great day?"

Upon hearing this, Ying instinctively frowned, but quickly relaxed. She glanced thoughtfully at Abedo's pristine white neck, which was spotless.

Ying, who is perceptive and actually quite intelligent, has already noticed that something is wrong.

However, she did not show any abnormality at this time. After all, she was only feeling some doubts. It would be wrong to suspect the benefactor who took them in without sufficient evidence.

"Hehe! Everyone's adventure went very smoothly today. We didn't encounter much trouble at all and we've already figured out the path to the top of the snow mountain!"

"Next, all we need to do is go to the summit of the snow mountain to calm down the entire mountain's ley lines, and then the snow mountain will be safe again!"

Paimon's face lit up with pride after hearing Abedo's answer, making it seem as if everyone's success that day was all thanks to her.

However, this is indeed Paimon's personality, so Ying simply covered her face to indicate that she did not recognize the emergency food.

"Oh? Then can I join your operations later? It sounds like a very interesting thing."

Abedo timely showed interest in the matter. He really hadn't expected that these people in front of him would have the method to calm down the snow mountain's ley lines. This was information and technology that could not be missed.

After all, he was well aware of just how bad the snow mountain's ley lines were right now, and it would be even better if he could learn something from this adventure.

"Of course, no problem. After all, Mr. Abedo is a renowned alchemist in Mondstadt. It would be best if we could get your help!"

"What do you think?"

Amber wholeheartedly approved of Abel's joining the team, and after expressing her opinion, she asked others for their thoughts on Abel's inclusion.

Of course, the others had no reason to refuse.

Yesterday, everyone witnessed the other party's amazing alchemy skills. Having such an alchemy master join the team would be beneficial to everyone—after all, there are many ancient ruins on the snow mountain, and it is extremely rare to have such a master to help solve various ruin mechanisms!

"Then let's all go back to the camp and rest for a while. After all, you've all had a long day. We'll explore the summit of the snow-capped mountain again tomorrow!"

After confirming that he could join the team, Abedo couldn't help but smile, and then decisively invited everyone to take a rest first.

"Hey! Great!"

"It's so great to be able to get a good rest after a day of adventure!"

Bennett naturally had no objection to the suggestion. Today, his unexpected good luck had made him a little too excited. He hadn't felt much of it before, but now that he had relaxed, it was inevitable that he would feel tired.

Therefore, the need for rest is still very appealing.

"Then let's all go together!"

After receiving affirmation, Abedo turned slightly to the side and extended his arms in an inviting gesture, and everyone returned to Abedo's camp with smiles on their faces.

......

"Want to be me?"

"This is not okay!"

However, unnoticed by the others, on a side peak of the snow-capped mountain, another Abedo was watching the group gradually enter his camp. The diamond-shaped mark on his neck, which was not concealed at all, clearly indicated that he was the real Abedo.

Yes, the Abedo who is currently with Ying and the others is fake. He is the failed version of Abedo who was just pulled up from the abyss of death by the Abyss and Dragon Blood and disposed of as a failed experiment.

The Abyss Order stole most of his soul and consciousness, and the Abyss and dragon blood tainted his once pure body, but even so, his faith has not yet crumbled.

Driven by this terrifying obsession, this abandoned failure temporarily overcame the power of the abyss and dragon blood. He used these two filthy powers to reconstruct his body, and then decisively found Abedo and chose to attack him.

In fact, Abedo already knew the other person's identity when he saw him. Due to some unknown considerations, Abedo decisively chose to fake his death during the attack and then choose to observe in the dark what the other person was going to do.

It must be said that this was indeed a good choice. When he saw the other party impersonating him and communicating with the crowd with almost no flaws, Abedo naturally realized the other party's thoughts, which is why he felt slightly dissatisfied.

Becoming him is not a good choice.

If he does this, his brother will probably never experience the joy of being born into this world as a 'human being'.

It really needs to be corrected a little!

However, after thinking about this, Aberdo shook his head slightly and then refocused his attention on the crowd.

Although he knew that his brother wouldn't harm Ying and the others for the time being, he couldn't put them in danger. So he had to keep a close eye on his brother and stop him immediately if he suddenly tried to make a move.

He didn't want his own affairs to endanger others.

Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Abyss Order's Sudden Intervention

In fact, 'Abedo' has no immediate plans to take action against Ying and the others. Even though he noticed that Ying seemed to have sensed something, he did not intend to eliminate anyone directly until he was sure that he had not been exposed.

Or rather, he didn't intend to openly harm anyone until the snow mountain event was over—after all, there were quite a few powerful people gathered on the snow mountain now, and if he attracted everyone's attention or vigilance, he, who had just tried to disguise himself as Abedo, might be exposed on the spot.

He needs more time and a deeper understanding of how people perceive him.

Therefore, unless he can no longer maintain the pretense, he is not prepared to take action against anyone.

So apart from Ying, who barely sensed something was wrong, the others had no idea that their temporary lodgings had been taken over by someone else. This strange situation continued until the next day when everyone tried to climb to the top of the snow mountain through the passage inside the mountain.

Bennett, who was celebrating his good luck yesterday, soon found himself receiving the treatment he was used to, while everyone else experienced the same struggles they had faced on the first day.

The only good thing was that they had an extra 'Abedo' in this operation. Although he was still quite different from the real Abedo, he was still an experiment of the primordial being created by 'Gold'. Moreover, he had temporarily suppressed the power of the Abyss and Dragon Blood.

More importantly, he also possesses a remarkably formidable talent in alchemy.

Even using only the alchemy he had just learned, 'Abedo' still managed to resolve countless sudden dangers and troubles to everyone's amazement.

"What a frustrating experience. Is this the kind of adventure you usually encounter?"

Even though 'Abedo' had only just opened his eyes and had dealt with yet another road collapse, he couldn't help but reveal a rather...complex expression.

How did this child even survive until now?

He seriously doubted whether Bennett would suddenly die in front of him at any moment. If it was this boy who discovered his secret, there would be no need to kill him to silence him.

Of course, these thoughts only briefly crossed Abedo's mind before being thrown out.

Now all he needs to do is play his role well. He doesn't want to actually take action against the people around him, because that would cause too much trouble!

But sometimes, things don't go as he expects.

"No! No! No!"

Just as the group was getting closer and closer to the summit of the snow-capped mountain, a dense barrage of arrows, like a rain of arrows, suddenly rushed towards them.

"careful!"

Upon noticing the sudden attack, 'Abedo' almost immediately stood in front of everyone, and with a slam of his hand on the ground, a solid and thick stone wall suddenly appeared in front of everyone, blocking all the arrows.

"What exactly is going on!"

As 'Abedo' took action, everyone also realized that they were now on a dangerous snow-covered mountain, so they naturally had to remain highly vigilant at all times.

However, after discovering that 'Abedo' had decisively stood in front of everyone, they chose to trust their companion and focused all their attention on the suddenly appearing enemy.

Then they saw all sorts of monsters seemingly still gushing out of the ley lines—Hilichurls, Hilichurl thugs, Hilichurl shamans, Abyss mages, and even the Beast Hounds that had appeared on the snowy mountains before!

In this not-so-spacious space, the various monsters that were almost turning into an ocean seemed to be using such a primitive yet effective method to eliminate them.

Even Yura, who considered herself well-informed, couldn't help but widen her eyes upon seeing this scene.

Even she had never imagined encountering such a dangerous situation, not because these monsters were particularly powerful, but because there were simply too many of them.

More importantly, the equipment is quite complete, which means that what everyone is about to face is a nearly fully equipped and fearless army!

Even though most people can now be considered strong, this strength is only relative to ordinary people.

Having not yet reached a transcendent state, they were simply unable to confront an army of demons who also wielded elemental power head-on.

"Where did all these monsters come from?!"

Paimon, who was already timid, was so frightened by the sudden appearance of an army of monsters in front of her that she almost flew around in all directions. She could only hide behind Ying, trembling with fear, and could only vent her inner terror with a scream that was almost a cathartic release.

Moreover, no one could answer Paimon's question right now. Everyone was nervously staring at the massive army of monsters in front of them, which seemed ready to attack at any moment. The situation was quite bad for them, as the monsters had completely surrounded them, and it would probably be impossible to break through from any direction in a short time.

"You...have nowhere to escape."

Just after surrounding the crowd, an abyss mage walked up to them with a nonchalant air and spoke in a tone that was almost mocking and condescending.

"What exactly do you guys want to do!"

"Aren't you afraid that Lord Wind God will annihilate you completely?"

Amber stepped forward to confront the Abyss Mage. Before she did, she tugged at Yura, who was clearly enraged—she was hoping to extract some useful information from the Abyss Mage, and besides, they needed to buy time.

Therefore, we must not let Yura risk her life now. No matter how much she wants to take revenge on the Abyss Order, it is only a matter between her and Yura. Amber does not want to implicate others because of their impulsiveness.

There was no way the few people present could handle so many monsters.

"Ha, trying to stall for time?"

However, the moment the Abyss Mage spoke, Amber's heart plummeted into despair. Clearly, the Abyss Mage had seen through Amber's attempt to stall for time, but for some unknown reason, he did not take any action.

"That hypocritical wind god is indeed very powerful, but so what? For us pathetic people who have fallen to this point, truly entering eternal slumber is nothing more than the most sincere plea and the most pathetic delusion. Now that we have come to this point, what can that so-called wind god do?"

The Abyss Mage and other demons had a very simple idea—since their current situation had already plummeted to its lowest point, whatever happened would be an improvement for these pitiful and hateful members of the Abyss Order, so naturally they had no taboos.